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Saturday, 27 July 2013

The mermaids were very difficult to capture due to the angle of the sun, hence one being upside down but no improvement really, somebody had obviously been having fun on the beach, I like the frondy tail.

Its raining now so I expect they have swam away, the plants will be happier now.

Friday, 26 July 2013

Peacocks on buddleias,
bees on the lavender, roses in bloom,
and day lilies to dye with,
bright orange nasturtiums,
and loganberries to eat,
these are a few of my favourite things.

Ok it doesn't quite work, but then I never have been a poet. I have been picking lavender each day, not the one in the picture but a paler highly scented one that came with the garden, it makes fantastic dried lavender for scented sachets.
The next post may have a bit about stitching but still no weaving is being done.

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Here is a new subject from me, not one of my favourite activities. I am making a nut and lentil loaf which states 40z of walnuts, grated, have you ever tried grating a walnut suffice to say they are now finely chopped.

Monday, 8 July 2013

Three times lucky, three blogs one after another.
I still don't seem to be able to settle down to weaving, but I am still stitching. I don't know whether you will be able to make out what I can see in these solar dyed pieces. I will post again when I have finished stitching them, hopefully all will then be revealed.

Last night's sunset not so spectacular but much warmer, this was about 9pm I think, we had been paddling in the sea, such a beautiful warm evening. And Murray won at Wimbledon, a perfect end to a perfect day.

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About Me

Hi my name is Debbie and I live by the sea.
I am a maker who works with textiles and mixed media mainly through the medium of weave. I am interested in creating pattern and texture through the tactile elements of different yarns and fabrics.
I mainly use muted colours and my work is heavily influenced by the environment surrounding me. I use driftwood and other found objects from beach combing in many of my weavings, working intuitively or from photographs.
I usually work on a small scale with predominately natural fabrics and yarns, cottons, silks and nettle.
Recently I have been experimenting with different elements in my weaving to a create a more three-dimensional effect and look forward to developing this work. I am also experimenting with natural dyeing and eco printing on textiles and paper.
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